Brassiere device



May 15, 1951 L, DAcHg 2,553,241

I BRASSIERE DEVICE Filed March 16, 1948 INVENTOR- z 4 1d 0066;

ATT NEV Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRASSIERE DEVICE Lilly Dach, New York, N. Y.

Application March 16, 1948, Serial No. 15,219

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to brassiere devices and is herein disclosed in some detail as embodied in a device adapted to serve as a brassire with dresses cut so low or decolle'tte in front that a front connection between the two breast elements would be conspicuous and undesirable.

In the form shown, the device includes a resilient bowed holding band member having substantially hemi-spherical ends so that the resilient member is supported partly by lying against the wearers back and partly by the spring action of the hemi-spherical ends, the whole device covering about 300 of a circle.

In one embodiment device may take the form of a camisole attached brassiere, so that the camisole becomes part of a combined garment and brassiere, helping to hold the band member in effective and comfortable position.

Thus, a desirably attractive outer garment may be worn low cut at its front center, while the comfortable brassiere portion may be firmly maintained in position, with the result that the wearer can be assured against accidental displacement.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a camisole combined with the brassire device and carrying attached garters;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a separate brassiere device;

Fig. 4 is a front perspective view of the frame structure used in the foregoing embodiments;

Fig. 5 shows one form of adjustable frame structure, which may be used in place of the structure of Fig. 4.

The frame structure shown includes a continuous resilient strap or band It, having a back section II, which is nearly straight, merging at its ends [2 into sections l3 which turn more sharply to lie under-the arms of a wearer, and then bend toward each other at l4, ending in roughly circular rings l5.

In the form shown, the strap splits at or near the bends [4, into upper and lower fork members It, l'l, so that the upper fork member 13 carries its ring l5 near the center frame portion l8 adapted to lie nearly fiat on the body.

The portion is, perhaps a third of the diameter of the ring I5 merges at each end into an almost completely circular section it, adapted to surround the breast on that side, and serves as a form on which a cup-shaped embracing member 20 is usually sewn. Accordingly, the members 29 are anteriorly spaced from each other and define the respective ends of the band and therefore of the device itself so that no connections between the members 20 are apparent when a dress is worn over the device and is out very low in front. The brassiere may be applied by merely passing it around the back and disposing the members 20 over the breasts, whereupon the resiliency of the band l0 will maintain the device in place with no other connection or supporting device required. The normal diameter of the substantially circular structure is such that the members 20 are clasped to the breasts when applied to the wearer. Thus the resilient band produces an inward force on the members which provide such clasping action.

The metal, or other resilient structural support is shown in Fig. 3 as including, if desired, an adjusting device 2|. To provide the adjusting device, the strap H! is shown as two overlapping sections 22, 23, terminating in fingers 24 and 25, bent over on each section to embrace the other section. Thus two guides are provided so that the sections slide on each other without lost motion.

The device so far described, preferably omitting the slides 24, 25, is well adapted to be held in the top seam 26 of a camisole 21.

In the form shown, the camisole 2'! serves to carry adjustable front elastic garters 28, 29, and rear elastic garters 30, 35. The front garters 23, 29, are attached at the ends of relatively inelastic seams 32, 33, and the rear garters 35, 31, are attached at the ends of relatively elastic seams 34, 35.

The seams 32, 33, 34, 35, form the edges of fabric panels, united by seams indicated at 36, 31, 38, 39, 40, 4!, of a conventional type to secure the usual distribution of elasticity and vertical pull in a flaring garment.

In the form shown, the edges 42, 43, of the camisole are adapted to be drawn together by a lacing 44, passed through eyelets conventionally shown at 45.

The device of Fig. 4 is generally covered with a soft cotton textile Ifia as illustrated in Fig. 3, so as to be comfortable to the wearer.

The relatively low fork members It permit the arm holes of a dress worn over the device to be out low so as to further enhance the attractiveness of an ensemble. The cup shaped members 23 may be of flexible textile, shaped by a radial seam 46, or may be stiff and self-supporting as far as shape is concerned.

the adjustable elements shown in Fig. 5 are used in the brassire, the fingers 24 and 25 may be permanently clamped down over the sections 23, 23 when a proper fit has been determined. This is an optional expedient and if desired, the sliding arrangement may be retained.

Having thus described certain forms of theinvention in some detail, What is claimed is:

A brassire device including a two part resilient band adapted to lie partly against the back of the wearer, said parts overlapping at their ends, each end slidably embracing the other, each part bending forward at its other end and continuing in an upper and a lower fork member, each lower fork member attached to a nearly straight vertical portion of wire near its bottom, each associated upper fork member attached to said wire near the middle thereof, and extension of the Wire being joined to form two nearly circular rings for serving as supports for cup shaped members, said rings being spaced and disconnected 4 from each other at the front of the device and defining the ends thereof.

LILLY DACHE'l.

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